Name: Chocolate Dipped Madeleines
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 large eggs; 3/4 cup of sugar; 1 tbsp of honey (lemon); 1 cup of flour; 1/4 cup of corn starch; 2 tsp of baking powder; 1 stick of salted butter; 1 tbsp of extra butter (to butter the molds); 1/2 lb of dark chocolate; 1 pinch of sea salt (optional); 1 pinch of Sichuan pepper (optional)

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Chocolate dipped madeleines are perfect little sponge cakes, with a shell-like shape, dipped in dark chocolate.

Madeleines are so quintessentially French. Here in Paris, we eat them for breakfast, as a midday snack or for dessert. If you love madeleines, make these pumpkin madeleines next!

These are easier to make than they look. Once you’ve made them once, you are likely to want to make them again and again! Make sure to check out our collection of French cookies too.

mini chocolate dipped madeleines on marble table

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To make these chocolate dipped madeleines, you will need :

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Large eggs should be fresh and preferably, organic.
Sugar
Honey – a fruity or floral honey will work best.
Flour
Corn starch adds fluffiness.
Baking powder will make the madeleines rise.
Salted butter is a magical ingredient that makes everything more delicious.
Dark chocolate should be high quality for best results.
Sea salt (optional) – a little sea salt will only make these better.
Sichuan pepper (optional) adds a little extra kick.

Madeleines come from the Lorraine region in North Eastern France. They date back to the 18th century and were originally made in metal shell shaped holds which you can still find in French antique markets.

We love making madeleines so much that we have a little madeleine told collection, including metal molds, ceramic molds and silicone molds. Today, people tend to use silicone holds most regularly. We recommend silicone holds because they make it easy to take the cooled madeleines out of the cold without losing the distinctive shell shape.

close up of a chocolate dipped madeleine

Tips to make chocolate dipped madeleines :

Make sure your chocolate is fully melted before you begin dipping your madeleines in it.
Use the best chocolate you can find for maximum flavor.

Related post : serve with our French hot chocolate

The consistency of freshly baked madeleines is similar to a sponge cake, yet slightly more compact. Sharing freshly baked madeleines with friends is the perfect way to create new memories and strengthen existing bonds.

In French there is a well known saying : “madeleine de Proust“. A “madeleine de Proust” is something that makes you nostalgic for the past or reminds you of a past memory. This could be a scent, flavor, sound or sensation that reminds you of the past.

Make these chocolate dipped madeleines your own by mixing things up a little :

Add your favorite toppings to these madeleines. Some ideas? Sea salt, spicy pepper (our favorite is Piment d’Espelette), sprinkles or crushed nuts.
Mix up the chocolate you use to add your own flair to these French madeleines. We love dark chocolate but you could absolutely make these chocolate dipped madeleines with white chocolate, milk chocolate or even a flavored chocolate.

hand dipping a madeleine into a bowl of chocolate

You may need

Madeleine mold – (these silicone molds are the easiest to use because you will be able to easily take them out of the mold and keep their cute, shell shape). They are also very simple to clean.
Baking thermometer – to measure the temperature of the chocolate as you prepare it for dipping.